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Subject:Re: kill switch Q
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:10:45 -0500

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, James wrote:

> It's a somewhat rookie install - just patched in at the fuse panel.  In my
> case, it would be fairly simple to bypass, if you knew where to look.  But,
> if you patched in to the fuel pump wiring elsewhere, it would be much harder
> to bypass.  If the switch was well-hidden as well, I think it would be
> fairly difficult to thieve.

Another old trick is to hide two switches.  One in a typical place for a
valet or kill switch (say, next to the drivers left knee, under the dash)
and the other in a more obscure location.  The second is your real kill
switch.  The first, when thrown, blows a fusible link in some critical
part of the ignition or fuel system.

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